This week, we catch up with Kenny Coolbeth Jr., a flat track legend who recently announced he'd be retiring at the conclusion of the 2018 race season. We talked about what led him to a career racing motorcycles, take a look back on his twenty-five years of flat tracking, and talk about what is next for him after he hangs up the steel shoe.
📸 Flat Trak Fotos
00:24 - Scottie Update
01:03 - Kenny Coolbeth Jr. intro
02:17 - Scottie rambles off an insane amount of stats
03:16 - How tough was it to make the decision to retire after the 2018 season?
04:05 - Where were you born?
05:00 - Talks about the first time he ever rode a motorcycle
05:51 - What about riding a motorcycle made you realize you wanted to make it a career?
06:28 - Talks about riders he looked up to growing up
07:12 - Talked about riders he learned from
07:58 - Talks about his first race
08:58 - Talks about how his father inspired him to race
09:24 - First Grand National win
10:18 - Scottie talks about the first time he saw Coolbeth race
12:06 - Is there one particular season that sticks out to you more than others?
14:10 - You worked with a lot of great mechanics…Is there one that sticks out to you?
15:00 - What was the hardest part of the 2017 season for you?
15:35 - What did you learn from the 2017 season?
16:30 - Talks about how the opportunity to ride for Nila Racing came about
19:19 - Will you be riding an Indian Motorcycle the entire 2018 season?
20:17 - Talks about the first time throwing a leg over the FTR 750
21:15 - Talks about his training routine and studying race video
25:42 - Talks about his number plate auctions for the 2018 season
27:15 - Where you happy with the results from Daytona?
28:22 - Do you think the outcome would have been different had we raced Saturday night?
29:03 - Did the rain delay affect you or the bike set-up?
29:35 - Are you looking forward to Texas?
30:25 - Are there any goals you’ve set for yourself in your final season?
31:14 - Is there any chance you’d come back for another season if you win the title in 2018?
31:50 - What are you planning to do after flat track?
33:20 - What is the biggest change you’ve seen for flat track over your 25 year career?
34:44 - Who is a young up-and-comer you have had an eye on
35:28 - Any amateur racers we should be looking out for?
36:00 - Why did you choose #2 and #31?
36:39 - Do you have a favorite track?
37:02 - What do you do with all your trophies?
38:13 - What will you miss the most & the least after you retire?
39:44 - Who has been the best racer you ever competed against?